Michel Platini has defiantly insisted that “no one is tougher on racism than
Uefa” after Sepp Blatter attacked the European governing body’s punishments
as too soft, criticising Uefa’s ground closures as “a nonsense”.

Blatter and Platini are at odds in the fight against racism in football, a
disagreement that spilt out in public on Saturday night and continued at the
dinner table at the FA’s 150th birthday celebrations.

The Fifa president wants points deductions in worst cases. Platini, his Uefa
counterpart, told The Times that punishments must target racist fans, not
teams.